We are committed to maintaining robust privacy protection for the users of the site. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how Pangea (“The Website”) collects, uses, and safeguards the information you provide. By using the forms on The Website, you are authorizing The Website to collect, store, and use your name and email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Information The Website Collects
The Website collects both “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” using a secure and encrypted connection. Non-Personal Information includes anonymously-collected information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as referring and exit pages and URLs, platform and browser information, and general demographic information. Personal Information includes only your name and email address.
How Information is Collected and Used
Non-Personal Information
Non-personal information is collected anonymously using Google Analytics as you browse the site. This information is used to improve the overall user experience on The Website as well as track and analyze general trends and use patterns on The Website. While non-personal information is typically not shared, we reserve the right to use and disclose non-personal information at our discretion.
Personal Information
Personal information is collected when you submit any forms on The Website. Your personal information is never shared with any third party, affiliate, or advertiser. In general, the personal information you provide is used to help us communicate with you regarding business you are conducting with us. We may contact you to solicit feedback, provide support, and inform you about promotional offers.
Electronic Payment Information
Your electronic payment information is collected and stored using third party Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant payment providers. Please reference their Privacy Policies and Terms and Conditions prior to using them. Because they are third party platforms, this Privacy Policy does not apply to them.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so The Website can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that have an account on The Website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights Regarding the Use of Your Personal Information
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. You can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional email. You can also send us an email asking to no longer receive promotional communications. Please note that we may continue to send you administrative email including, for example, any current business you are conducting with us, and periodic updates to this Privacy Policy.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
How Your Information Is Protected
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your information is stored in a database that is accessibly only by the administrators of The Website, and is protected by encryption and a secure password. Access to the database is for the sole purpose of conducting business and responding to your questions, inquiries, and requests. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed by a breach of security. By submitting your Personal Information, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Links to and Embedded Content from Other Websites
The Website may provide links to or compatibility with other websites and applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information they contain.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by The Website and does not apply to your use of a third party website by selecting a link on The Website or interacting with embedded content on The Website. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements and policies of other websites before using them.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending an email to the email address you submitted and by placing a prominent notice on the home page of The Website. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notifications. Non-material changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check The Website and this privacy page for updates.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of The Website, please contact us using the contact page on The Website.
Last Updated: 7 December, 2022